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A few years ago, while visiting a friend in Philadelphia, I went to an exhibit of Titanic artifacts at the Franklin. While in the museum's gift shop, I bought a White Star Line mug as a memento; I've kept it in the same spot on the shelf in the kitchen ever since. I've always politely requested of my apartment mates that they not use that particular mug; whenever I take it into my room, I make sure to return it to the kitchen and wash it afterwards. Now... it's missing. None of the four other people on our floor admit to knowing anything of its whereabouts; no one, apparently, has broken it, or lost it, or lent it out to some wild-eyed Titanic buff. It's not in my room; it's not on any of the other kitchen shelves; I haven't seen any suspicious white shards in the garbage of late. It's just missing, which irritates me greatly.

To my further irritation, I'm having no luck in turning up a replacement online; eBay has been useless, and Google seems to think that giving me a personalized White Sox mug is an acceptable substitute. The closest I've come to finding a replacement is this- but not only is the logo too large relative to the cup itself, but the mug itself is the wrong shape. The actual mug was squatter, with a more rounded base (presumably to avoid spilling liquids in rough seas); the mug in the upper right corner here is much closer (obviously), but... *sigh* If anyone could help me locate online a more accurate version of the mug I'm describing, I'd appreciate it mightily.


(And in happier news, I got to say hello to ladypeculiar, schmidtybooger, and lawnrrd last night; good to see you, one and all.)

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In a post earlier today, rysmiel wrote: "...if you were motivated to remake a 1972 Laurence Olivier/Michael Caine two-hander, with Michael Caine now in the Olivier part, why on earth would you cast Jude Law in the former Michael Caine part? Jude Law is not a young Michael Caine, on air of class alone; papersky suggested Clive Owen would be the ideal person for a young Michael Caine part these days, and I think she's right."

I wrote back to agree with papersky, and added: "Not only that, it’s the second time Law has played a part that Caine originated. (Granted, of course, that it could be worse.)"

(And on an unrelated note, did you know that Cyril Kinnear, the villain in the Caine version, was played by the playwright John Osborne (Look Back in Anger), who also played the Arborean priest in Flash Gordon? Furthermore, the Wikipedia entry on Look Back in Anger includes a sentence I find rather touching: "The play opened on 8 May 1956 and legend has it that audiences gasped at the sight of an ironing board on a London stage.")